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Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
False
By Lawrence Andrea • August 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"The Australia bushfires have nothing to do with climate change; it was arson."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo that shows a group of dead, scorched sheep is from Australia wildfires.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a horse being pulled through a scorched ranch is from the Australia wildfires.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a deer standing near a burned down residence is from the Australia wildfires.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of a burned cat is from the Australia wildfires.  
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A collection of photos shows animals caught in the Australia wildfires.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says an image shows a satellite view of fires in Australia.
False
By Daniel Funke • January 6, 2020
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Viral image
stated on January 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires   
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 12, 2019 in a campaign ad:
California firefighters decided "to speak out" against President Trump because his tweet about the state’s wildfires "contained so much misinformation."
True
By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 2, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest.
False
By Daniel Funke • September 6, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet:
California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
False
By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2018 in a tweet:
"There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 12, 2018
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet:
"We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 7, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech:
Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2018 in a tweet:
"California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean."
False
By Chris Nichols • August 6, 2018
USA In Front
USA In Front
stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline:
BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • December 20, 2017
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on October 17, 2017 in a news article:
An undocumented immigrant "was arrested on suspicion of arson in (the) Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents."
False
By Chris Nichols • October 20, 2017
Doug Ducey
Doug Ducey
stated on April 13, 2016 in a press conference on fire season:
"90 percent of fires in Arizona are human-caused."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • April 19, 2016
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